AHA2007/05/08ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY
MEETING OF MAY 8, 2007
The Anaheim Housing Authority met in the Chambers of the Anaheim City Hall located at
200 South Anaheim Boulevard.
PRESENT: Chairman Curt Pringle, Authority Members: Lord Galloway, Bob Hernandez,
Lucille Kring and Harry Sidhu
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager David Morgan, City Attorney Jack White, Secretary, Linda
Nguyen
A copy of the agenda for the meeting of the Anaheim Housing Authority was posted on May
4, 2007 on the kiosk outside City Hall.
Chairman Pringle called the meeting to order at 5:24 P.M. in the Council Chambers of
Anaheim City Hall, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard for a joint public comment session with the
Redevelopment Agency and the City Council.
ADDITIONS /DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS: No comments offered during the Joint Housing Authority /Council/
Redevelopment Agency comment session related to the Housing Authority agenda.
At 5:32 P.M., Chairman Pringle recessed the Housing Authority and the City Council meeting
to consider the Redevelopment Agency agenda, reconvening the Authority meeting at 5:33
P.M.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Authority Member Galloway removed Item No. 3 from the consent
calendar for further discussion. Authority Member Hernandez moved to approve the
Consent Calendar (Item No. 4), seconded by Authority Member Kring. Roll Call vote: Ayes -
5; Chairman Pringle, Authority Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0.
Motion Carried
4. Approve the minutes of the Housing Authority regular adjourned meeting of March 20,
2007.
End of Consent:
3. Approve and authorize the submittal of an application to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development for $127,292 under a Notice of Funding Availability
for two existing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Family Self- Sufficiency Program
Coordinators, authorize the Executive Director to execute the required certifications
and application documents, and amend the FY 2007 -08 budget accordingly.
Authority Member Galloway asked for statistics on the number of families helped in FY
2006/07 and the number of participants in the Self- Sufficiency Program. Elisa Stipkovich,
Community Development Director, responded that she believed there were approximately
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150 participants in the Self Sufficiency Program adding that staff was seeking to expand on
that number.
Authority Member Hernandez remarked that the Self- Sufficiency Program was another
example of how well the City of Anaheim serves its citizens. This program, he emphasized,
was not a hand -out but a hand -up for individuals receiving housing assistance to provide
opportunities for education, job training, and counseling specifically for the participants to
achieve economic independence. He then moved to approve Item No. 3, seconded by
Authority Member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman Pringle, Authority Members:
Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried
Adjournment:
There being no further business, Chairman Pringle adjourned the Anaheim Housing Authority
meeting at 5:36 P.M. to reconvene the Anaheim City Council meeting.
R
es ully submitted,
Linda Nguyen, Se reta
Anaheim Housing rity